Do you think Oil Filters hve a Shelf life?

[Rally Pack 2000]

Scored a box of Oil Filters for a reasonable price but they quite old and stored on a shelf for ages. They are even Made in Australia so definitely old! Their boxes have been chewed by slugs or snails or something but the filters inside seem alright with a speck of rust here and there. But the state of the boxes made me wonder if these things absorb moisture into the filter paper rendering them a bit hit an miss to use? If you had eight of them would you use them?

[Ray]

no good RP, theyre upside down

[Vista]

I wouldn't use them if they have rust on the internals. 

[BaileyMex]

Surely they are cheap enough to buy anywhere? is it worth the risk if you suspect they may be impaired ?

 

Or stick them on eBay as RS2000, RS1600, Mexico, Twin Cam, Harrier oil filters a quadruple your money 😁

Edited August 18, 2022 by BaileyMex

[anglia58]

hi rally pack 2000, i use filters like that for years, i got lots of them, at least standing here for more than 20 years, they work fine, bought them for 75 pence, in the shop would be 8 ponds today, cheers

[anglia58]

if you don't trust them, open one up, you could inspect the inside, i also use filters for an crossflow on an ohc, they are smaller and easyer to fit, cheers

[Rally Pack 2000]

16 hours ago, Ray said:

no good RP, theyre upside down

Thats cause they're only for down under Australian made Escort and Cortinas! 🤣

16 hours ago, Vista said:

I wouldn't use them if they have rust on the internals. 

 

13 hours ago, BaileyMex said:

Surely they are cheap enough to buy anywhere? is it worth the risk if you suspect they may be impaired ?

 

Or stick them on eBay as RS2000, RS1600, Mexico, Twin Cam, Harrier oil filters a quadruple your money 😁

 

6 hours ago, anglia58 said:

if you don't trust them, open one up, you could inspect the inside, i also use filters for an crossflow on an ohc, they are smaller and easyer to fit, cheers

 

The internals are totally clear and shiny with so sign of moisture damage. The specs of rust I mentioned at just on the bottom rim where they have been resting on the box. I just wondered if the filter paper absorbs water naturally even though you cant see it. I got nostalgic that they were made in Australia as they changed them to a Z89A (with a wider body) and Made in China more than a decade ago.